Outlines of Ancient and Modern History on a New Plan: Embracing Biographical Notices of Illustrious Persons and General Views of Geography, Population, Politics ... of Ancient and Modern NationsBelknap and Hamersley, 1840 |
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afterwards Alexander ancient arms army arts Assyria Athens Augustus battle became Belisarius brother Cæsar caliphs called Carthage Carthaginians cause celebrated century Charlemagne Charles Christian Cicero command commenced conquered conqueror conquest Constantinople consul crown crusade death defeated died Distinguished Characters dominions duke dynasty early Egypt emperor empire enemy engaged England English Europe event father favour France French Gaul genius Germany Greece Greeks Henry Heruli honour inhabitants invaded Italy Jerusalem Jews Judea Julius Cæsar king kingdom knight land latter learning length Louis Mahomet manner ment military monarch nations obliged occasion Odoacer Parthia peace period Persians person Philip philosopher poet Pompey Pope possessed prince principal prisoner provinces Ptolemy reign religion respect Ricimer Roman Rome Saracens senate soldiers soon sovereign Spain Sparta spirit subdued subjects succeeded success successor Sylla Syria temple throne Tiberius tion took Trajan tribes victory
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الصفحة 25 - He was a mighty hunter before the Lord : wherefore it is said, "Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord." And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
الصفحة 232 - ... your attendance at this parliament. For God and man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time. And think not slightly of this advertisement ; but retire yourself into your country, where you may expect the event in safety. For though there be no appearance of any stir, yet, I say, they will receive a terrible blow — this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them.
الصفحة 201 - Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, He would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
الصفحة 15 - And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
الصفحة 194 - Astarte, queen of Heaven, with crescent horns ; To whose bright image nightly by the moon Sidonian virgins paid their vows and songs...
الصفحة 87 - If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed.
الصفحة 342 - That the several acts and parts of acts of the congress of the United States, purporting to be laws for the imposing of duties and imposts on the importation of foreign commodities, and now having actual operation and effect within the United States, and more especially...
الصفحة 142 - Large countries, and in fields great battles win, Great cities by assault: what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations...
الصفحة 367 - Embrouded was he, as it were a mede Al ful of fresshe floures, whyte and rede. 90 Singinge he was, or floytinge, al the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May.
الصفحة 203 - Christ was the word that spake it; He took the bread and brake it; And what the word did make it, That I believe, and take it.